Testimonials

This was my first time in China, and also my first time doing Kung Fu. It was so fun! I met so many amazing people and made so many friends!

I really don’t want to leave. I was here for 7 weeks, but it feels like a year. I learn so much from the people here, about Kung Fu but also about life. I made two awesome friends here – Valantis and Bert, who helped me learn loads about life issues that I was totally clueless on hahaha. I really want to thank all of my teachers, especially Hu Zhengsheng. Thank you master Hu for such an amazing experience and for the option of being able to study at your school! You made me fall in love with Kung Fu! I will definitely come back! I love this school so much. I am 19 and came here alone, but I never felt alone or out of place really. The students here made me feel so welcome. I also want to thank all of the other staff here at the school, and thank you all for the wonderful food! I have made so many amazing memories here that I will never forget! It is like a second home for me. I feel as if I am leaving my close family. I feel a bit sad, but thinking about when I will return makes me feel better. I will miss the life here, but at home I will continue to practice hard. I promise.

– Tasia (USA)

Second time that I come here and still very satisfied. I trained with Longwei and Tyson, two very good students of master Hu. It was a wonderful experience and I learned a lot from them. Here I feel like being in a second home… Heart and mind […] At the end it’s all about Yin & Yang, and circles…!

Thanks a lot to the master for sharing his knowledge… and his tea!!

I really have to learn Chinese, would be so much better to know what people say!

– Gaspard (Switzerland), 2018

Returning to the school after 1 year for my second visit, I came with high hopes for the month ahead and was not disappointed. Welcomed with warm hospitality, but surprisingly cold weather, the first week of training was tough. However, my travelling companion Valantis and I soon found our rhythm and felt completely at home, especially our training partner and friend, the lovely (and handily Chinese speaking!) Tasia. Thank you for translating my questions to our teachers and master Hu. Without you many valuable pieces of information would have been lost in translation!

Thank you to our teachers, who pushed us to keep practicing, imparted their knowledge onto us and put up with our tired grumbling… Most of the time.

Thank you to master Hu’s wife and the women and men who work in the school, for prividing consistently delicious meals each day and tirelessly helping us with any problem we had.

Finally, thank you to my teacher and friend, master Hu Zhengsheng. You found time to teach us, despite the constant pressures of running the school. Every lesson you gave us improved our skill and understanding, without exception. Thank you for drinking tea with us and explaining the theory and depth of thought behind the movements we practice each day, and always imparting your knowledge with such enthusiasm and encouragement. This school is a treasure in the ever-shifting world of martial arts. I leave with a heavy heart, but happy in the knowledge that I will practice hard and return soon. Jia You!!

– Bert Wallis (UK), 2018

My 17 days here passed so fast that before I knew it I had to go home. It was a unique experience; 17 days training and 17 days part of a big family. Every day with the kids was fantastic. I took countless pictures of the many children who all happily and tirelessly would pose for every photography session. I wish that I could give each one of them a photo. Master Hu, his wife, and all of the other people who work here make us feel as if we were right at home. Any problems that we might have or anything that we might need we will just tell him and he will solve it in a moment. It was a great experience and I would love to do it again with the same people, my friend Bert who traveled together with me from Greece, and Tasia who I met here. We spent a lot of time sending each other photos and videos, but also spent so much time / had many great moments together !!!

– Georgiou Chrysovalantis (Greece), 2018

After one month spent in this wonderful place training day and night I feel like at home and I don’t want to leave anymore. Here you are surrounded by  very nice people trying to help as they can, even if they don’t speak in English. There is a great martial atmosphere, with strict discipline necessary to train, exactly what I was looking for, and time to meditate, between the forms, looking at these majestic mountains. I have to admit that during the winter is a little bit too cold sometimes, but it’s part of the training, isn’t it?

A great thank to shifu Hu for his lessons and advice, and for the tea! It was a great honor to be his student.

I’ll come back, for sure !!

– Gaspard Braulin (Switzerland)

My 17 days here passed so fast that before I knew it I had to go home. It was a unique experience; 17 days training and 17 days part of a big family. Every day with the kids was fantastic. I took countless pictures of the many children who all happily and tirelessly would pose for every photography session. I wish that I could give each one of them a photo. Master Hu, his wife, and all of the other people who work here make us feel as if we were right at home. Any problems that we might have or anything that we might need we will just tell him and he will solve it in a moment. It was a great experience and I would love to do it again with the same people, my friend Bert who traveled together with me from Greece, and Tasia who I met here. We spent a lot of time sending each other photos and videos, but also spent so much time / had many great moments together !!!

– Georgiou Chrysovalantis (Greece), 2018

I arrived on the 4. of September, so I spent almost four months here. Originally I came here because I am a big fan of superheroes like Batman. After finishing high school I wanted to travel for one year and stay in different places. These four months at the Kung fu school, I experienced new challenges, met many very cool people and had an amazing time. All the teachers and students were extremely kind and  patient with me. Master Hu and his family showed me  great hospitality and I am very grateful to have been able to train under such an amazing Person.

This place has become something of a second home for me. And I am very sad to leave.

– Paul Bühre (Germany), 2017

I came here for discover the traditional chinese culture, and I’m at the half of my time here, I think I will stay 1 or 2 weeks more; the morning in winter is little cold, but after 20 min of practicing kung fu, it’s very warm; the teachers, the children and the master are very friendly and welcoming, and patient for me that have never practiced the kung fu. It’s real pleasure to be here. The morning and at all moment of the journey we can admire the mountains, the sunday we can discover the city of dengfeng and the citizens; I do always give my best to integrate at the life of the school, not always easy, the food is very good and there is no risk of starvation, it’s for me a very great experience, and if I’ve the possibility of return, I’ll be back!!

– Sylvain Stievani (France)

“Master Hu’s energetic, down to earth character and his genuine traditional teachings are seldom found. His teachings are based on principles and concepts of Shaolin kung fu rather than just forms only. Also, not only does he has a vast knowledge and deep understanding of all traditional Shaolin kung fu, related martial arts and culture, he has also the ability to teach and explain on a level that is suitable for you, regardless if you are a beginner or experienced practicioner

I had the experience of multiple retreats and seminars with master Hu and his students. To me, even with already years of training, these were so new and profound compared to what I already learned. And definitely different from similar events I participated in the past. A life changing moment in my martial arts journey! I would recommend training with master Hu and or his students for anyone interested in traditional Shaolin kung fu.”

– Chen Li (Netherlands)